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Biogas Investment Tax Credit Act of 2013

Introduced: February 27, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Mar 7, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Feb 27, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 27, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Biogas Investment Tax Credit Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) an energy tax credit through 2018 for investment in qualified biogas property, and (2) financing of qualified biogas property with new clean renewable energy bonds. Defines "qualified biogas property" as property comprising a system which uses anaerobic digesters or other processes to convert biomas into a gas which consists of not less than 52% methane and which captures such gas for use as a fuel.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into an agreement with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to undertake a study of biogas and to submit a report to Congress on such study.

What's happening now March 7, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2739 Related bill Biogas Investment Tax Credit Act of 2014
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Dec 19, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 860: Biogas Investment Tax Credit Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-860/
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"H.R. 860: Biogas Investment Tax Credit Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-860/.
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H.R. 860, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-860/.
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